Hay sling



'-May 2l, 1929. s. HANsoN v 1,713,901

HAY SLING Filed May 3l, 1928 MQ (7 L5 Z mum) v JL.

Patented May 21, 1929.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL L. HANSON, OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESGTA.

HAY SLING-i.

Application filed. May 31,

This invention relates to a hay sling and more especially to a novel form of eye for attachment to the free end of each hook, one of the objects being to eliminate rings,*c1amps, and other devices heretofore used and to leave a light, smooth end free of objectionable protuberances and will not catch in the hay.

A further object is to provide a terminal member or eye of this type which can be applied without requiring the services of a skilled mechanic and, when once placed in po sition, will be held securely to the rope.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

ln saiddrawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation of a hay sling embodying the present improvement, portions of the rope being broken away.

Figure 2 is a plan view of one of the terminal or eye members.

Figure 3 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4, Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the terminal or eye member showing the relative positions of the sides thereof when the member is compressed on the rope to which it is applied.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing a slightly modified form of terminal member.

Referring to the iigures by characters of reference 1 designates a casting from which the ropes 2 are extended. .In the structure illustrated one rope is threaded through apertures 3 in the side portions of the casting and extended transversely between these apertures. Another rope Ll is secured within an intermediate opening 5 in the casting. lThe means for attaching the ropes to the casting does not constitute any part of the present invention.

Located at the free end of each rope is an eye member indicated generally at 6 which can be formed of a malleable casting and is provided in one end portion with an eye 7 while its other end. portion is in the form of an elongated loop 8. An intermediate open 192s. serial No. 281,915.

ing 9 may be provided between the loop 8 and the eye 7,.

Extending inwardly from the side portions of the loop 8 `adjacent the center thereof `are projections 10 each of which is cut away to form a shoulder 11. The shoulders are so po "1' sitioned that, .when the sides of the loop are thrust toward each other, the shoulders 11 will be brought into lapped relation as shown in Figure 5.

Before the eye member is applied to the i end portion of a rope the same is shaped substantially as shown in Figure 2. The end portion of the rope is braided through the eye 7 and opening 9 and also through that portion of the loop 8 between the opening 9 and the inwardly projecting portions 10. After the strands ofthe rope have been drawn Vtightly the sides of the loop 8, are forced toward each other by means of a hammer or any other suitable tool, thereby pinching that portion of the rope within the loop and causing they shoulders 11 to lap as shown in Figure 5. Consequently the member will be held securely to the rope and that portion of the loop 8 extending beyond thegend of the rope can be used in fastening the rope about a load. The ends of the rope can of course be trimmed off so that there will be no objectionable projecting portions. It has been found in practice that when a rope is connected to a member as described, the parts will not become separated and the structure is advantageous becaulse it leaves a light and smoothly finished enc A modification of this device has been illustrated in Figure 6 wherein, instead of providing the elongated closed loop 9, a shank 12 can be interposed between the end eye 13 and the loop 14; with its inwardly extended intermediate projections 15. This terminal member' can be used just as efiiciently as the one previously described, particularly if a ring, indicated in section at 16 in Figure 6 is clamped about that portion of the braided rope extending along the shank 12.

What is claimed is:

1. In a hay sling a one piece member having an eye in one end, an intermediate opening, and an elongated loop at its other end, a rope having one end braided within the eye and the intermediate opening and within one end portion of the loop, the sides of the loop being clamped upon the end of the braided portion of the rope. y

The combination with a at a hay in oneV end7 the elongated` loopat tsotlier end, and an intermediate opening, ,ones ,end

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